A Beast at Bay

A young woman is quite taken with a man she met; in fact, he is her “ideal”. However, after her new suitor refuses to get mixed up in a street brawl, the young woman views him as a coward. Nearby, a violent convict has escaped from prison. While the couple takes a ride in the woman’s automobile, the criminal ambushes a guard, taking the officer’s clothing and gun. The young woman still argues her suitor is a coward, drops him off, and drives off alone. She is then carjacked by the on-the-lam criminal. The young man witnesses the ambush and sets out to rescue his lover.

• police
• ambush
• witness
• cowardice
• lovers
• police protection
• automobile
• black and white
• train
• criminal
• silent film
• young love
• carjacking
• short film
• potential suitors
• violence
• drama
• tense
• saving
• escaped criminal
• train stunts